Community Invited To Airport For Women’s Equality Day Open House

The League of Women Voters of Montgomery County invites the community to an open house at the Crawfordsville Airport on Friday, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 pm. In the beautiful lobby of our remodeled airport, we will raise a toast to Women’s Equality Day, meet and greet each other from all over the county and be able to learn about League’s work in Montgomery County.

Visitors can get information about how they might play a part in Active Voter Services, Observer Corps, Vote411, Lunch with the League and other programming and committees that the organization has in place to keep citizens involved in learning about issues of public concern. This is a meet and greet, not a formal program so come and enjoy.

The Crawfordsville Airport is located at 759 W 400 S Rd.

Forty-nine years ago this month, the U.S. Congress named Aug. 26 as “Women’s Equality Day.” This date commemorates Aug. 26, 1920, when the 19th Amendment, guaranteeing women the right to vote, became federal law.

In the decades since, women have not only voted, they have taken a more equal place in public life, in business, in education and elsewhere. The work toward equality in our democratic system remains incomplete. Forwarding equality is an ongoing task for citizens everywhere. In this highly partisan era, League’s non-partisan work is especially valuable.

In l920, the League of Women Voters formed when suffragists (whose mission had been accomplished) took on a new task. The League’s originating purpose was to help educate the female half of the population about democratic processes of our government and how they could play a part. That work continues today – with both women and men as members. In proclamations issued on Women’s Equality Day, each president, starting with Richard Nixon in l973, has pledged that his administration to forwarding the cause of equality among genders, race and ethnicities in our country.

Here in Montgomery County we’ve had an active League of Women Voters since 1947. In countless ways, for more than 75 years, this non-partisan organization has helped strengthen our county and kept the public informed. Every person reading this can play a part in this vital effort.

This fall is an election year and those who attend will be able to see and learn about how our county officials, with non-partisan citizen help, keep our Montgomery County elections free and fair. Please join us!

The League of Women Voters has an old-fashioned name but it does cutting-edge, non-partisan work on behalf of citizens. Come and learn more about it. Our Montgomery County League is Indiana’s second largest. Its membership is made up of both women and men.